Chapter 379 Everything is ready, only the northwest wind is missing!

Huade Prefecture City, in the former prefectural hall.

The little Prince Uto, wearing a deep blue gown, sat in the main seat, sipping his tea carefully.

Wutuo is in his thirties. His face is not as rough as that of ordinary Hu people. His facial features are three-dimensional and his cheeks are as cold and handsome as if they were cut by a knife. His temperament is not as rough as that of the Hu people. He is very keen on the Confucian culture of Darong, likes Confucian classics, and his behavior follows Confucian etiquette.

He liked the prosperity of Darong, the prosperity of Darong, and everything about Darong, so he longed to obtain everything about Darong.

After finishing a bowl of tea, he raised his head and looked at Cui Liang standing in the hall.

"You said that Yang Zhengshan has led a large army to occupy Guanshankou?" he asked calmly.

Guanshankou is the exit of the nameless valley. The valley is nameless, but the exit of the valley is named "Guanshankou".

"Your Highness, I have sent people to confirm that the Chongshan Town army has set up camp outside Guanshankou." Cui Liang said respectfully.

"Oh!"

Wu Tuo smiled, his eyes twinkling, "If I remember correctly, the mountain pass should be very spacious!"

"Yes, the mountain pass is two miles wide, and the slopes on both sides are relatively flat, so there is no problem riding a horse on it!" Cui Liang said.

Wu Tuo stood up, tapped his palms with a folding fan, and said, "Interesting, he wants to have a big fight with us at Guanshankou!"

"Does he think that the troops under his command can defeat the 80,000 warriors of Wuliang?"

Cui Liang hesitated for a moment, but still said: "Prince, Yang Zhengshan is a man of many tricks, we must be on guard!"

Wu Tuo shook his folding fan and said, "I don't mean to look down on him. I just think that his choice to close the mountain pass is not wise!"

Wutuo is not an arrogant person, and even if he is arrogant, he will not look down on Yang Zhengshan.

In his opinion, Guanshankou was not a favorable place for Yang Zhengshan.

Although it is the exit of the nameless valley, there is no natural barrier to defend.

"But Yang Zhengshan is a smart man." Cui Liang said.

Wu Tuo nodded in agreement and looked at Cui Liang with appreciation, "You are right, he is a smart man and he will not do anything unwise!"

"Since he chose Guanshankou, it means he is confident that he can stop us at Guanshankou!"

"But we can't be scared by him!"

Wuto thought for a moment and continued, "How about this, you go back and lead the troops into the valley first. Ten days later, the warriors under my command will arrive in the valley one after another!"

He was not a fool, so he naturally understood that Yang Zhengshan would not fight a battle without confidence. In order to prevent Yang Zhengshan from setting a trap in the valley, he decided to let Cui Liang explore the way first.

Cui Liang was not stupid either, and he quickly understood what he meant. Although he was somewhat unwilling in his heart, the situation was stronger than the person. Now he could only follow Wutuo to the end, and he would still have to rely on Wutuo in the future, so he could only obey Wutuo's orders.

After returning to Daning City from Huade Prefecture, Cui Liang immediately sent 5,000 soldiers to the valley south of Guanshankou.

While Cui Liang was taking action, the secret agents and shadows of the Secret Guard also began to spread the news in the major cities west of Chongshan Town.

With the ability of the Secret Guards, a task like spreading news was too easy. In just three to five days, the news of Guining City spread to all the major cities, major forts and garrisons on the west road of Chongshan Town.

For a moment, the atmosphere in the entire west road of Chongshan Town became weird, and the soldiers in the army were talking about the matter of Guining City.

In fact, both Ji Feiyu and Cui Liang were very popular in the west road of Chongshan Town.

Although the people in the west of Chongshan Town did not live a rich life, they had generally lived a peaceful life in recent years. In addition, the west of Chongshan Town had not suffered too much loss in the previous wars, so the people and military households were very grateful to Ji Feiyu and Cui Liang.

However, the evil consequences that Cui Liang sowed in Guining City were truly disheartening.

Tens of thousands of civilians and military households sacrificed their lives in vain. How do other civilians and military households in the west of Chongshan Town think about this?

They would be afraid that one day Cui Liang would also sacrifice them meaninglessly.

The common people were afraid, the military households were afraid, and the soldiers were afraid too.

The news spread more and more, and the people in Chongshan Town West Road soon became panic-stricken. When Cui Liang learned about this, he felt angry and powerless at the same time.

Because he was indeed the one who did it, he couldn't shirk responsibility even if he wanted to.

At this moment, he was not thinking about winning people's hearts, but wanted to leave Chongshan Town with Wutuo as soon as possible.

In order to leave Chongshan Town as soon as possible, Cui Liang no longer cared about Wutuo making him a cannon fodder, and instead actively dispatched troops to Guanshankou.

At the same time, the Wuliang army was quickly collecting the looted property and began to move towards Guanshankou.

At the same time, the six battalions of the imperial guards in Jizhou, led by Liang Chu, launched a counterattack against the Wuliang army.

August 18th.

The vanguard of the Imperial Guards and the remaining troops of the Wuliang Army fought a fierce battle in the north of Linqing Prefecture. The 8,000 Imperial Guards cavalry defeated 10,000 Wuliang Hu cavalry at a tragic cost.

August 20th.

Prince Wutuo evacuated Huade Prefecture, and tens of thousands of Hu cavalry troops also moved to the west road of Chongshan Town with a large amount of supplies.

Over the next ten days, the imperial guards fought several battles with the remaining troops of the Wuliang army, with both sides winning and losing and suffering casualties.

The situation at Guanshankou also became extremely serious.

After making sure there were no traps in the valley, Cui Liang transferred all his soldiers into the valley, and then he launched several exploratory attacks on Guanshankou.

Although they were beaten back by Yang Zhengshan every time, as the Wulianghu cavalry arrived one after another, the soldiers of Chongshan Town also felt great pressure.

The enemy is strong and we are weak; the enemy is numerous and we are few.

Faced with such a battle situation, it is absolutely impossible to say that the soldiers had no worries in their hearts.

However, Yang Zhengshan remained very calm about this.

In the camp tent.

Yang Zhengshan sat behind the desk, looking at Xie Yuan with a relaxed expression.

"How much kerosene has been delivered?"

"Thirty thousand kilograms have been transported!" Xie Yuan said in a solemn voice.

Thirty thousand kilograms of kerosene is not a small number. You have to know that these kerosene are made of vegetable oils and animal fats, and are generally used as lamp oil or candles.

It was difficult for Pang Tang to collect 30,000 kilograms of kerosene in less than a month.

Yang Zhengshan nodded slightly, "What about the straw cage?"

"According to the general's request, the engineering team has prepared 100,000 straw cages of various sizes!" Xie Yuan replied.

The so-called straw cage is actually a round cage made of branches and grass. It is a very simple, rough and casual straw cage.

"Almost, now everything is ready, all we lack is the east wind! No, all we lack is the northwest wind!" Yang Zhengshan smiled slightly.

"Northwest wind!" Xie Yuan was startled. Until now, they still didn't know Yang Zhengshan's plan. It was only out of blind trust in Yang Zhengshan that they decided to do it.

"Yes, it's the northwest wind!"

Yang Zhengshan stood up, walked out of the tent, and looked at the somewhat gloomy sky.

"Ten days from now the northwest wind will be the strongest!"

In Chongshan Town, the southeast sea breeze from the sea is dominant in summer and autumn, while as winter approaches, the northwest wind from the snowfield will blow.

What Yang Zhengshan was waiting for was the northwest wind coming from the snowfield.

"But before that, we still have a very difficult task, which is to stop the enemy's attack and never let them occupy the mountain pass!"

(End of this chapter)